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el-remmen reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with
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...I mean it's not like the guidelines helped get monster balance right in 3E either so I really don't see that as a strong argument... -
el-remmen replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.I’m away from home. But if I get a chance tonight I’ll check my PDF folder
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el-remmen reacted to Jfdlsjfd's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
I think the problem is the other way round. D&D's initial approach to religion was inspired by polytheistic gods as superficially...
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el-remmen reacted to pemerton's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
These claims are obviously not universally accepted. Which is what matters, even if the claims are true. Human behaviour is shaped by...
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el-remmen reacted to cbwjm's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
Mate, you don't need to be so defensive, this is just a conversation, I'm not attacking you, I'm just giving an alternate perspective on...
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el-remmen reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
You do realize that this is all part of the "fantasy", right? As in, everything here is stuff that's completely made up. You can write...
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el-remmen reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
Many of the more successful missionaries in history were the ones that were viewed as miracle workers. Many people converted to a...
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el-remmen reacted to Levistus's_Leviathan's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
This video is long, but informative and thoughtful. We live in a very secular world today. Many people, even those that are religious...
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el-remmen reacted to Reynard's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
I think that is just philosophizing about religion by way of gaming without actually interrogating what makes people religious and what...
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el-remmen reacted to Reynard's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with Like.
The problem with this question is tat it ignores how much magical thinking humans have always had and still do have. In the West, we...
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el-remmen replied to the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books.Maybe someone else mentioned it but there is at least one 3PP product that provides CR 1 to 20 NPCs of every class. This may not be...
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el-remmen reacted to Older Beholder's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Personally, for Ranger I’d use: Scout / Scout Captain. First line of description: Scouts are warriors of the wilderness, trained in...
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el-remmen reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General What devil would most want to make trouble in the Radiant Citadel? with Like.
So, we're 2/3 of the way through Fiend of Hollow Mine and the revelation that Pazuzu was involved was very impactful for everyone...
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el-remmen reacted to Seramus's post in the thread D&D General What devil would most want to make trouble in the Radiant Citadel? with
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el-remmen reacted to DEFCON 1's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
Worrying about balance is overrated. Make an NPC. If the party decides to attack said NPC for whatever reason, then the NPC might die...